"Videogames Cause Rape" Author Gets Amazonbombed

[ArchAngelKira]

Heres the news channels that have bullsh*t news:FOX/CNBC/CNN.
They exaggerate stuff like this all the time and when I see this, I keep looking at Japan's games and notice theres almost no crime or rape in they're country. So people with common sense should understand games can't influence stuff like that.

 

[DanteTheSlayer5]

Internet used counterattack....it was super effective =)

 

[Fleischer]

Awesome. I logged into my Amazon account so I could up vote the most sensible critiques of the book.

 

[Justin Amirkhani]

The internet presents itself as a welcoming place full of connections and information...

...in reality it's a spiteful ***** with more weapons than you can possibly imagine.

 

[GonzoGamer]

Dr. Carole was misrepresented on her views on video game violence. I hope you understand that it was the publication that chose to represent Dr. Carole's views in this light, and that the statement was taken out of context. Her books also do not condemn the use of video games.

It is clear, however, that this statement has unintentionally caused readers some deep emotional turmoil and we would like to rectify the situation.

Please contact [email protected] with your address and contact information, and we will be in touch
to clear up any misunderstandings that may have been caused. It is important that we create a dialogue regarding this.

Sincerely,

The Team at Dr. Carole Lieberman

This was posted on all of the negative reviews of the book. What do you think guys have we been hating on the wrong person or is this just a sad attempt at defending herself?

I'm betting the latter.
I'm not petty enough to join in the fun.... actually, I might be if I had the time.
I am however proud of my fellow nerds for devising a punishment that fits the crime.
Very appropriate good flamers.

 

[Rex Fallout]

Umm what is she talking about? As far as I know rape cases have DECREASED in the last decade... prove me if I'm wrong, but how does that even make sense, especially since games have really been stepping forward into popularity in the past decade?

 

[The Typical American]

Reminds me of when people bombed that one woman's book on amazon after she said "I haven't played Mass Effect, but I'm sure I know what its about" or something like that. She then went on to call it a "rape simulator" among other things. Then her book was bombed with people saying "I haven't read this book, but I'm sure its about how to molest children." Or something like that.

Would I become a bad person if this made me litterally laugh out loud? (I mean, the tastefully ironic part, not the... Y'know, molestation part... ._.)

 

[Shirokurou]

Amazonbombing? Geez, what happened to good ol' Trolling?

 

[somonels]

Thanks for the amazon link.

 

[Rakkana]

Karma... you never fail to make me happy.

A quote from a review that made me lol: The increase in rapes can be attributed in large part to the playing out of [sexual] scenes in book covers.

 

[emion]

love the way gamers/nerds can stand up for something we like, especially when theirs yet another stupid "big deal" person who tries to hit down on games AGAIN -o-

games isn't real, we know that. and in many cases we go to games to escape reality for a few minutes and relax for a change. people just try to find something easy to put the blame on...

in this case have anyone of them thought that people that rape isn't influenced by games but maybe sexually frustrated, look at how much sex influence our daily lives and that maybe makes them so stupid stuff like that because people don't want to have sex with crazy peopleO.- ???

 

[CoL0sS]

Oh.......OOOOOOOOHHHH. Turns out I had no idea what we were dealing with cause I wasn't familiar with her work. But seeing the title of her book really makes me wonder who the hell would take anything this cheap so-called psychologist says seriously. With that said I officially apologize to Carol Lieberman. Had I known that you were that kind of psychologist I would have treated you way you deserve; with sympathetic disdain and disregard.

 

[BioHazardMan]

This author is a total moron. I think this is a good thing so she doesn't keep shoveling shit into people.

 

[emeraldrafael]

I felt kinda bad cause as soon as I saw in another thread the source link they gave, my first thought was "well she's a woman" cause it was something about women and gaming and rape or something like that where if you are a woman, your view is going to be assumed skewed towards her side. her picture was there.

Then i thought the woman that wrote twilight died her hair and branched out to psychology. Which made me want to kill myself, cause I refuse to live in a world where that Meyers woman can help decide whats Sane.

But I look at this and think its quite funny, though not completely unexpected. What is unexpected is that some people actually made really educated posts.

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I hope not, cause I found that hysterically funny.

 

[AsianMafiaSin]

looks like someone isn't going to be a credible source for the rest of her life

 

[Fearzone]

I don't care what you guys say, I'd do her.

Awesome. I logged into my Amazon account so I could up vote the most sensible critiques of the book.

Hahahaha... good idea, I'm going to do the same!

EDIT: OMG LOL! Some of those comments were hilarious, best laugh I've had in awhile.

 

[azurine]

why do people who know nothing about video games say games are evil?

"hmm, I need to make up some bullshit to sound smart and important to a bunch of sheep. OOH! I got it! i'll say video games provok rape, school shootings, and the cannibalization of infants! I've never played video games, and i don't know the first thing about them, but I'll just SAY they're evil and shouldn't be made cause I'm smart. derp."

seriously, someone needs to give these people a nice cup of shut the fuck up.

 

[2fish]

I don't know if anyone here read the replies to the new reviews but they all read the same:

Fiona Volpe says:
Hi there,

It appears that you have recently read an article on Fox News in which Dr. Carole was misrepresented on her views on video game violence. I hope you understand that it was the publication that chose to represent Dr. Carole's views in this light, and that the statement was taken out of context. Please take this issue up with the author of the article. Dr. Carole's books make no mention of video games, and only aim to assist men in finding the right woman.

It is clear, however, that this statement has unintentionally caused you some deep emotional turmoil and we would like to rectify the situation.

Please contact [email protected] with your contact information, and we will be in touch to clear up any misunderstandings that may have been caused. It is important that we create a dialogue regarding this situation.

I'm sure you are a reasonable person and know we can approach this situation in a kinder and more civil manner. Please be aware that there are real people on the other end of your comments. Thank you.

Sincerely,

The Team at Dr. Carole Lieberman

I cannot tell if this is damage control or an insult, maybe both mixed into one?

 

[katsumoto03]

Sometimes I just love Karma.

Also: Ignorant ***** is ignorant and deserves all the hate she gets, no, more.

 

[Wildcard5]

Anyone else recall a very similar phenomenon happening to Cooper Lawrence during the "Mass Effect controversy" when she went on Fox News and said horrorible things about a game that she had never played let alone seen played......

It is good to see that justice is not a rare thing that only works once.